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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick J Parker, Columbia, MD (US);
Awdhoot V Kerkar, Columbia, MD (US);
Rasto Brezny, Catonsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435176 ; 435262 ; 502-7 ; 502413 ; 502416 ; 210615 ; 210617 ;
Abstract
A bioremediation support for the support of microorganisms used in the biotreatment of an aqueous waste stream or contaminated vapor is made of a low-density siliceous glassy material. This material has a cellular or frothy texture, large pores of greater than 1,000 Anstrom units in diameter dispersed throughout the material, a high macropore volume in pores of greater than 1,000 .ANG. of more than 0.3 cc/cc and a BET surface area of greater than 10 m.sup.2 /g. A preferred material is pumice.